St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-04

death. So they cried to God as men do when
they reach extremities. This old story is
forever new, because 1t was true to the nature
OF man. The way to freedom leads through
dangers. No race ever escaped bondage but
through this way. This is especially true to
spiritual liberty No soul ever attains that
but through difficulties and dangers.
We are all down in Egypt
in spiritual darkness and bondage.
Conversion is only the beginning of the bat
tie. 1t is very likely the Isrealites had joy
Gus time the morn after the passover, but that
was passed and they found themselves in the
desert. If you get free from yourself and
your camel desires you must make sacrihces,
you can take no other way but by the cross.
Soon Easter Sunday will come, but there
would have been no Easter had there been no
good, dark Friday. So every way forward
is way of faith and obedience TO Christ, our
master
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened at $3.50 with
a song service, under the charge of Mr..
Mckinney, of the State university. Sue
ceeding this the topic of ''Sin" was taken
up by J. w. Wilson, of Carleton. j. G.
Hamilton, OF Manchester, followed with a
short address on the Results of Sin," and
in closing this service o. E. Lewis, of Garlic
ton. made an earnest appeal 10 the uncon-
verted on the remedy for sin. The evening
and closing session opened at 7:3O in the
chapel. The first part of it was given up
to the reports of the three young men
who attended Mr. Moody'S conven-
ton of College Y. M. c. A. delegates at
Mt. Hermon last summer during July and
August. 0. E. Lewis. as one of these,
gave a brief account of the origin of the
convention, its designs and the results ac-
complished. He stated the delegation last
summer numbered $50, of which number
two were from Carleton and one from Ham,
line Thirty-three states and eighty col
leges were represented. g. S. Perry spoke
of the interest exerted by the seven instruct
ors at Mt. Hermon, and j. W.Wilson spoke
of the missionary spirit of the convention.
The second part of the evenings
services was conducted by L. 5.
Suleeba, a native of Armenia, but
at present a student of Carleton, preparing
for his future work in his own country. He
spoke in a very touching and earnest man.
ner of the introduction of Christianity into
his country, of the obstacles it had to en-
counter. and of the great success the work
is meeting with at the present day. At the
close of the address he sang i'll his native
language. What Friend We Have in
Jesus" Before the closing exercises Of the
conference, F. Cutler made report of
the work of the general state association.
! 1t was very encouraging one, stating that
+ in every Minnesota town of 5000 inhabi-
tants and more there were branches of the
Y. NJ. C. A.. and soon there would be a
branch in many towns of less than that
number. a message of greeting was read
from State Secretary II. F. Williams. who
| was, on account of Sickness unable to at
tend.
RFSOT JTTIONS
Resolutions were read and unanimously
adopted by the delegates thanking the
| faculty and students of Hamline university,
| the people of Hamline and of the adjacent
cities, for the help and courtesies received
! and enjoyed during the sessions of the past
| three days. The conference sessions of this
year closed by testimonial meeting. after
which the students all joined hands and
sang, as parting song,
| Blest be the tie that binds
| Our hearts in Christian love.